Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Where have the Wings gone?

What has happened to the Weyburn Red Wings? Series tied 1-1....back home after smacking the Melville Millionaires 5-0 in Game 2.....up 3-1 with less than 3 minutes left.....and give up 3 goals in that less than 3 minute span.....and LOSE? I can imagine that the veins were poppin' out of Dwight McMillan's head. So, back to Melville for Game 4. The Wings were up 4-2 heading into the 3rd and playing a great playoff road game. Then, the wheels fell off the wagon for the second straight game as they surrendered another 2 goal lead in successive games. Tied 4-4, the teams battled through a scoreless first over time before the Millionaires ended it in the second overtime.

The Wings now have to climb out of a hole that they dug for themselves. Can it be done? Absolutely. They've played Melville strong on the road. It only takes the first win to get some momentum back. What's most troubling is the lack of finish and blowing 2 goal leads late in the last two games. We shall see tonight if they've remedied those issues.

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The kids finally finished swimming lessons today. Whew! Man.....it's time for summer holidays. About a month and half from now, ball season begins.

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Some will hate me for saying this but, it's time that Saskatchewan switched the clocks with the rest of the country. I'm all for having extra sunlight in the evening. I'd rather the sun came up at 5 instead of 4. I'd rather enjoy that extra hour of daylight in the evening doing something recreational than missing out on it early in the am while I'm sleeping. I could go golfing after work instead of getting up REALLY early to get a round in before the family is ready to go.

Maybe it's more important that the cows aren't confused.

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Yesterday marked the first day of spring. It's always such a dirty time of the year yet, one just has to think about what is around the corner. There's nothing better than an ice cold GW Pil on the deck in the summertime. After spending a large chunk of my time constructing my own deck last summer, I hope to actually sit and enjoy some leisure time on it this year in a lounger. So looking forward to that. Let's get that BBQ fired up!

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Over the last few years, I've had the opportunity to meet some great people by following our Saskatchewan Roughriders around the country. It doesn't matter if you are a fan of the Riders, Eskimos, Bombers, Stampeders or even the BC Lions. Alot of the fans from other teams also happen to be great people first.

Now anyone who truly knows me, knows that I love to socialize. There's nothing better as a football fan than to enjoy your entire game day. For me, that means getting to the stadium very early and enjoying a tailgate. BBQ's smokin' and cold ones chillin'. My first ever roadie to watch the Riders took me to Van City in 2003. I had frequented the message boards of riderfans.com leading up to my trip to Vancouver and had figured a trip to a Lionbackers tailgate prior to the game, would be in order. You soon come to realize that behind the user names of the message board posters, there are characters that you think......"I have to meet this guy sometime". One of the posters that fell into that category is a guy by the name of Ritch. More commonly known as 3rd Down, Ritch is a unique character that truly enjoyed his time on the forums. Even though he is a true Lions fan, he loved to just talk CFL football. He always left me thinking that he was a Rider fan deep down inside. Phrases such as "turd down", "caseymania" and "gumby" (in reference to Damon Allen), were used commonly by Ritch and you soon discovered that he had his own special language in his posting.

I was able to finally meet Ritch and a bunch of others at that Lionbackers tailgate when I made that first road trip. He was a funny guy. We chatted it up and shared some laughs. The thing was, as a Rider fan at a Lionbacker tailgate, Ritch was a guy that didn't care that you were cheering for the Green and White. He just wanted to meet Sudsy and talk some CFL football.

I haven't crossed paths with Ritch for some time but I heard some disturbing news yesterday about him. He was recently attacked in a Vancouver pub and left in critical condition. The story of his attack can be found here...... http://www.vancouversun.com/news/community+rallies+against+attack/1399948/story.html

and here......


This truly is unfathomable. It is unbelievable and senseless. It really makes me wonder........has this society that we live in, lost all it's common sense? Do people not think about the consequences of their actions?

To Ritch and his family....... Get well soon Sir. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Me, Ritch (in his Damon Allen jersey) and other Rider fans







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